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Letters Patent No. 80,670, dated August-4, 1868.

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Be it known that I, J; F. SARGEN'r, of North Tunbridge, in the county ofOrange, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and improvedCarriage-Top; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof'Lwhich4 will enable those skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying plate of drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, forming part of this specification. v y v v I v i Figure 1 is aperspective view ot' my improved carriage-top, parts being broken awayto show the construction. Figure 2 is a detail sectional view ofthesame, taken through the line :c rv, iig. 1. Similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts. y My invention has for its object tofurnish an improved carriage-top, which shall be so constructed andarranged that it may be easily and quickly attached to and detached fromthe seat, and which, when detached, may be so closed as to occupy a verysmall space; and it consists in the construction and combination ot' thevarious parts, as hereinafter more fully described. V

A represents a carriage-seat, about the-construction et' which there isnothingnew. To the central part of the bottom ofthe seat A, near itsrear edge, is securely attached a standard, B, having a deep hole orsocket formed in its upper end, as showri in iig. 1.

C is the s'tai, the upper part of' which should be hollow, andtheilowerpart ot` which should be hollow orv solid, as may be desired orconvenient.-

The staiV C is cut away for a short distance along its middle-part, thecut-away portion being about haltl the staff. From this cut aV slotextends upward and downward for a shortdistance along the stat?. Thestaff C is jointed at or about the middle of the said cut, as shown intig. 1. A D is a rod, the lower end of which is pivoted in the cavityot` the staff C at or about the lower end of the said cut. l Y

The rod D extend's up through the hollow upper part of the statt` C, andto its upper end isattach'ed a grooved disk, E, having eight, more orless,`notrches formed in its edge, iu which the ends of the ribs F aresecured and pivoted .by a wire in the same manner as the ends of theribs of an umbrella are connected and4 pivotecl to the handle.

For an ordinary-sized carriage-top, eight ribs will be sufficient, oneextending to each ot the tour corners and one to the nidd'lefof the edgeof each of thelfour sides, as shown in g. 1. v

G are braces,the upper ends of which are pivotcd to the ribs Fin thesame manner that the braces oi' an umbrella 'are pivotedto'itsribs. Thelower or inner ends ot' the braces G are pivoted to the notched andgrooved ring-ilang'eII formed upon or attached totheY upper part of thestati` C. v I I I is a ferrule sliding upon the stati` O, so that it mayslide down to cover the jointed p art of the staiiO to support thestaffiwhen the top is extended, and which'may be slid up, uncovering thesaidjoint, when it is desired to fold or close the cover.

Tothe ends of the ribs F areattached hooks or knobs, J, upon which arehookedthe upper edges of the end and side curtains,'tho lower edges ot'which are hooked upon knobs attached to the rear side and ends of theseat A in the ordinary manner.

K are straps or cords extending diagonally from the corner hooks, J, tothe corner knobs at the ends of the seat, so as to brace and hold thetop securely, whether the back and side curtains are attached ordetached.

By this construction, the carriage-top, when not required for use, maybe' easily detached and folded or closed so as to occupy a very smallspace, and which, when again required, may be easily andquickly extendedand attaeh'edto'the seat.

Having thus described my invention, I-claim as newe and desire tolsecure by Letters Patent- 'lhe pivoted interior rod I), in combinationwith the double-jointed tubular shaft Cslotted ucar its contrex slidingferrule I, grooved and notched ring-ange H, disk E, braces G, and curvedradial ribs F, all constructed and operating as described for thepurpose specified.

J. F. SARGENT.

Witnesses:

Jas. A. WHTNEY, HENRY D. WHITNEY.

